Ben Stewart

Shaun Groves is participating in a blog-based book tour where he asks Skye Jethani, author of the book The Divine Commodity, a question about the future of the Church in America. I have to say, I very much agree with his response. I don’t think that the Church has to be a massive entity with great influence in order to positively change the world. I also think that greater impact is often made through the smaller channels rather than larger.

For example, I grew up in the South where most people go to church on a regular basis. I have noticed that the larger a single  church body grows the more people show up just to be seen. However, I have also witnessed smaller congregations who are much more committed to changing the world around them in Jesus’s name. While the large church may have a much greater sphere of influence, the smaller group is likely more determined to actually make use whatever amount of influence it may have. As Skye Jethani says:

The overwhelming witness of Scripture is that God transforms the world using the smallest and most unlikely methods—the outcasts, the underdogs, the forgotten, and the under-resourced.

That’s just a small part of the discussion so I encourage you to head over to Shaun’s Blog and read the full post.